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WORLD● LOW3h ago · Oct 12, 2026, 7:10 AM

Mystery of La Navidad: site of first Spanish settlement in Americas unknown

EuroNews [en] · north america

On Christmas Eve 1492 the Santa María ran aground off Haiti; Columbus used its timbers to build Fort Navidad, where 39 men died. More than five centuries later, archaeologists have yet to pinpoint the site.

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